Mazda Scholarship Driver: Kenton Koch

When just about all you do is win, you’re probably named Kenton Koch - Mazda Motorsports' scholarship driver.The sophomore business student at Cal State Fullerton won the 2015 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda championship by winning 11 of 14 races; he won the 2014 Battery Tender MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires; the 2013 Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Pro Challenge; and the 2012 Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge. As a finalist for the Team USA and Mazda Road to 24 Shootout programs, and the US representative in the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy, Koch has accomplished just about everything a race driver can – and he is only 21 years old. But he knows the road to success will only get more challenging.Prototype Lites prepares many of North America's brightest talent in its Elan DP02 chassis with massive tunnels that stick the car to the ground, producing apex speeds similar to P2 cars. The 2.0 Liter Mazda MZR engine produces 240 HP and propels the car to a top speed of 155 MPH. Quite a fast and physical car to get drivers ready for the jump to PC or P class cars in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.